How to Make a Vase out of a Plastic Bottle

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While this creation looks like a delicate glass or crystal vase, it is unbreakable and can still be recycled later if desired!

Add equal amounts of flour and water and stir to make a paste. If it needs to be thicker, add more flour. This acts as a glue you use with strips of paper. I usually rip strips of newspaper, cover it with paste, then smooth it onto whatever I am wanting to paper mache. I usually cover a balloon or some other shape I have made with paper. Once it dries (usually overnight) you can pop and remove the balloon and paint or do whatever else with it.

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